2011年5月30日星期一

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraqi governor escapes bombing of his convoy (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2011 08:15 AM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma (C) is greeted by Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi (R) and Libyan military officials upon his arrival in Tripoli. Zuma met Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi for truce talks on Monday as NATO said the strongman's AP - Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb exploded near a convoy carrying the governor of a northern province but no one was injured in the bombing.


Iraq VP resigns 'to force slimming of government' (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2011 07:02 AM PDT

Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi, pictured in Cairo last year, resigned just two weeks after being appointed to the post, in the hopes of streamlining the country's bloated cabinet.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - One of Iraq's three ceremonial vice presidents resigned just two weeks after being appointed to the post, his political bloc's leader said on Monday, citing a need to reduce the size of the government.


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